In a message dated 10/27/2001 8:28:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, hayesbikes@mail.nls.net writes:
> How do you know which shifter, whether using Suntour or Campagnolo, is for
> the front or the rear derailleur? Does it make any difference? Each
> seems to have the same amount of movement? Which leads me to another
> question: if it doesn't make any difference which one goes to the front or
> the rear, does that mean you could have two "rear" shifters?
>
> They sure look the same, whichever way you hold them, to me.
>
I have two bikes with Suntour Ratchet bar-end shifters mounted as original equipment. The levers look the same to me too. I suppose either one could serve as a rear shifter, not sure what you were getting at with that.
Peter T. Geurds
Douglassville, PA